Mechanism for converting motion.



M. C. NIXON. MECHANISM FOR CONVERTING MOTION. APPLICATION FILED PEBJS, 1904.

1,050,226. Patented Jan.14,1913.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOI? M. C. NIXON. MECHANISM FOB. CONVERTING MOTION. APPLICATION FILED rmms, 1904 1,050,226. Patented Jan.14,1913.

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INVENTOR MOSES c. NIXON,.OF PERU, INDIANA.

MECHANISM FOR CONVERTING MOTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 111;, 191.3.

Application filed February 13, 196st. Serial No. 193,369.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Moses C. NIXON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peru, in the county of Miami and State f Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanism for Converting Motion, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form -vice for transforming rotary motion into reciprocating motion; Fig. 3 is a plan of one of the clutch collars; Fig. t is a side view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a plan of one of the clutch pinions; Fig 6 is a sectional view of Fig. 5 in a plane at right angles thereto; Fig. '7 is an elevation of the device above mentioned for transforming rotary motion into reciprocating motion, shown in a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 2.

The vane, 'overning mechanism, and the wind-wheel are omitted from the drawings.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and referring now to the same:

1 is the supporting frame, and 2 is the tower upon which the said frame is mow ably mounted. A tubular mast 3 depends from said frame and extends through the chair 4 and step 5 of the tower. The powershaft 6 is jonrnaled in the frame 1 and has rigidly fixed thereon a cam 7. 8 is a following member carrying at its lower end a driving-rod 9 which extends down through said mast into the, tower. The said member 8 has mounted in connection therewith rollers 10 and 11 which ride, respectively, upon the upper and lower sides of the said cam. Annular sleeves 12 are arranged upon the shaft 6 and extend in the elongated openings 13 in said member 8. When the cam is rotated, the following member 8 will be vertically reciprocated and the driving-rod 9 will be accordingly actuated. The purpose of the sleeves 12 is to a ti'ord rolling bearings upon which the member 3 may hear when it tends to move in either lateral direetion. the tendency being due to the effect of the cam upon said member when driving the same. i

In the lower part of the tower is mounted a revolublc,htn-izontal driven shatv ifupon which are rigidly fixed oppositely disposed clutch collars l5 and it each of which adapted to be engaged, and drhen, respectively, by suitable corresponding clutclr pinions l7 and 1 8 which are lUOStlf. mounted upon the shaft 14 adjacent said collars. Upon said shaft 14. between said pinions, is arangcd a sprii'ig 1!) which has attire-lied to its respective ends the washers 20, the latter being held against the respective pinions. The purpose of the spring is to press the said pinions toward said collars. 'ihe clutclrteeth 2'! on said collars .iown in Figs. 8 and 4), and the cor es 'ionding clutch-teeth 22 on said pinions (shown in Fig. 5), are arranged so thatwhen either of said pinions driven, for ttxample, to the right, the corresponding collar will become engaged by the said pinion and the shaft 1 will thereby be driven acc-omlingly, and when either of said pinions is rotated to the left, said clutolrteeth will become disen gagcd, thus the collars will be driven in one direction only. The purpose of the washers 20 is to prevent the spring from cutting or wearing the pinions because of the friction. The collars 15 and it; have annular shoal ders 42 which are of slightly greater diameter than the clutclrpinions. and afford bearings upon which the frame 40 may ride, and adjacent said shoulders are guidefia 43 which range respectively, upon the sid the frame 40. The shoulders 42 and flanges 4? prevent the frame 40 from shifting horizontally which would cause derangement of the mechanisn'i. While. I have shown a spring arranged to hold the clutchpinions 17 and '18 into engagement with the collars 15 and 16. such construction. may be. easily altered without materially changing the idea of the invention, or the result. A movable frame 40 is connected to the lower end of the driving-rod 9 means of a swiveljoint 41. and ranges astride said shaft 14 and pinions 17 and 18. Toothed racks 23 and More arranged, respectively, upon the opposite inner faces of said frame 40, and

. arrangen'ient of the clutch-teeth and the give mesh with said pinions 18 and 1 7 respectively. It is the intention that, when the frame 40 is reciprocated vertically, sai'd pinions will be rotated in relative opposite directions.

Example: During the upward stroke' of the frame 40, the pinion 17 will rotate toward the left and the pinion 18 toward the right. and vice versa duringthe downward stroke of said frame. It should, therefore. appear that the shaft 14 will be driven alternately by said pinions, but in each instance in the same direction when the respective pinions travel toward the right. When one pinion rotates toward the right and is in d iving engagement with its respective collar, the opposite pinion rotates toward the leftand. because of'the of the spring 19, it drifts from engagement with its collar and travels idly upon said shaft. It is obvious that. the extent of movement of the shaft 14 compared with that of the driving-rod 9 may be varied di rectly by decreasing the diameter of the pinions l7 and 18, and inversely by increasing their diameters.

By the use of a reciprocatingdrivingrod swivcled to the frame 40, I have avoided the obiection which. occurs where a vertical rotating shaft is used to transmit motion from the source of power'to the mechanism to be driven thereby at the lower part of the tower, the objection being the tendency of the windwheel to move out of the wind because of the torque of the said vertical shaft. I have also avoided the difficulty due to mechanisms having deadcenters or which operate only when driven in one certain direction. v

It is by the use of a reciprocal drivingrod connection between the source of power and the driven shaft '14 that itbecomes .practicahle to arrange the gearing at the lower end of the tower, and this is a feature of my invention, rather than the particular form of mechanism by which motion is im parted to the reciprocal driving-rod, so long as the motion imparted is uniform. or the particular connection between said drivingrod and the shaft 14, through which the latter is rotated. By arranging the gearing at the lower part of the tower instead of at the top, is'ordinarily the case, the parts in need of most frequent lubrication and at tention, are thereby made easily accessible.

The shaft 14-. is supported in bearings 25 carried by the tower, and extends lso through bearings 26 carried by the frame 27 which is arranged .in juxtaposition with the tower. Upon the shaft 14-,

two cams, 28 and 29 respectively. The said cams are formed with short and long sides and range m reversed positions, for inll. within the frame 27, are rigidly mounted stance: When in the position shown in Fig. 7, the short side of the cam 28 is uppermost,

and the similar side of the cam 29 is lower- .sists of the guides. 35 and 36 which range astride the shaft 14 and are adapted to restagainst and move upon the said sleeves 30 and 31 respectively. Thecams 28 and 29 are relatively arranged upon the shaft 14 so that when the roller 33 is at the "innermost position respecting the cam 28, the other roller 34 will be at the outermost point of the cam 29, and vice versa. As the said cams have short and long sides, it-will be understood that the reciprocal motion imparted to the member 32 by said cams will be ditferential.

Example: When the said cams rotate toward the left, the downward stroke of the member 32 will be made during a less portion of the revolution of said cams as com-- pared with the upward stroke, and vice vrsa.

ment of the sleeves 30 and 31 and the part they perform in connection with the guides 35 and 36. Itmay be noted that the pressure of the said cams against the rollers 33 and 34', in driving the said member 32, is such as to cause the said member to tend laterally respecting the shaft 14. For instance: When the said cams rotate toward the left, the member 32 will tend toward the right during the downward-stroke thereof causing the guides to bear against the sleeves 30; and toward the left during the upward'stroke causing guides 36 to bear against the sleeves 31. As the downward stroke is made during a less portion of the revolution of said cams than during the upward stroke, as hereinbefore stated, I have discovered that it is de-.

sirahle that, to prevent friction between the sleeves 30and 31 and the respective guides 35 and 36, the said sleeves should be of such circumference as will afford surface movement compatible with the movemen of the said guides which move respect-burly upon said sleeves, hence, the diameters of the sleeves 30 are made greater than the sleeves The downward and upward strokes of the member 32 are at different velocities,

and in order to compensate for this variation in the movement of the member 32 the circumferences of the sleeves are' propor- A feature of this invention is the arrangeing gni. the .U for-crave. slower mm 1 hiztf' i for Us? in i in iiiiif Mir '5 of :nir'h rss iieiim 5 rcwrifeiozaiiiil 5ml So :im? xiii: f mwmowmoni of he guirhano; ri;- g ieviix'oi y thereon.

Thev ffliilnfi" 1g iYLt'R'QiFQI. is HFIRL! ed in mi l cmmcvilon with ii 21" 3| \vhioh is i'uomiml to Ymg upon a ia'f 3b :ii'iiml by The frame 2?. am mi piod 3?) 3;; adjustui l ziiimriwni have)" whereby motion may bolransmh .f' ma. pump or any other suitaoia med-"i;-iii n to be mtiuaied thereby.

r fhzit 1 claim 1. A mechanism of the. cl #8 .iesoribad, a i'oiarg' l nfi, ;i following member, means in Lomiuotwn with said shaft and following member to actuate the latter. and rolling lmiriiigq' for said following member rotating with i shaft, the circumferences of said bearing being so proportioned that their vonmirtiiig surfacos; will fravei at zi'ppioximaiely tho same speed ihe fi'iilowing i the pa guides; 12mm roiary shaft. :1 following member, means mood to shaft and arranged to actuaw ihe following member, and sleeves car ziicl shaft, rotating themwith and 21g rolling bearings for the following member. the circumferences of said sleeves being so proportioned that their contaciing .iifzwo-i will rave at approximately the & some speed as the following member.

I}. mechanism of the class described, a iuilll'f. shaft 5: following member, a member on said shift to actuate said following me1n- 1 her, Zlikfilflllifll actuated. by said fol lowing iimmher. and rolling hearings for said fol lmi'ing mmihvr rotating with the shaft, the cirmmterencos of said hearings hein so proportiomd that; their contacting sur aces will i'i'zivel approximatoly the same speed as the foiiowin member.

4. A iaeihamsm of the, class described. a revoluole shah. a foilowing member, a cam germ-ed to said shaft and arranged to reciprocate the following member, and rolling bearings for said following member romiing with the shaft, the circumferenoes of said bearings being so proportioned that iheir contacting surfaces will travel at approximately the. sums aspect as the follow ing' member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signahi 0. in pwsonce of two witnesses.

MUSE-S C. NIXON.

WU nessiesz W. G. BURNS, R. C. J. ARANTZ. 

